3.5 stars

I've heard a lot of wonderful things about this book and for the first 1/2-2/3 of the book I was all on board. I loved being in "Andrew's" head as he commented on humans and society as a whole.

But the second half fell off a little for me. Maybe it was because I was listening to the audiobook, but I wasn't getting a lot of emotion from the character, so him giving up his mission and turning his back on his immortality and abilities didn't make a lot of sense to me. I never really bought that he'd fallen in love with Isabelle, which I think is important if the second half is going to work for you.

Also, I don't understand why, after he and Gulliver get rid of the replacement Andrew, they don't just send ANOTHER one to finish the job. They obviously think that this is important enough to send the first replacement, but after that doesn't work they just shrug their shoulders and move on with their day? Doesn't track for me.

Then there is the list Andrew writes to Gulliver at the end. Some of the items were thought-provoking, but most of them just reminded me of the cliched toast Will Smith gives in the movie Hitch: “Never lie, steal, cheat, or drink. But if you must lie, lie in the arms of the one you love. If you must steal, steal away from bad company. If you must cheat, cheat death. And if you must drink, drink in the moments that take your breath away."
It just got too hokey for me at the end. Maybe I'm just a jaded human, because the overwhelming opinion about this book seems to be positive. And I still enjoyed it, but it's not a new favorite.